Tractor.



W. C. BAER.

TRACTOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 29. i916.

Patentedluly 24, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET i.

W. C. BAER.

TRACTOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAII.29. I9Isr.

Patented July 24, 1917.

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\ uected an implement or vehicle.

WALTER CHARLES BAER, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO FREDERICK A. RUCH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TRACTOR.

Application led March 29, 1 916.

To all 'whom t may concern.

Be it known that I, WALTER CHARLES BAER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Tractor; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which :torm a part of this specification.

My invention relates to tractors and it particularly has for its object to provide a tractor wheel which may be removably conlt is particularly useful for drawing agricultural ii plements and vehicles ci diiierent kinds. ln the particular form. of the invention shown the implement or vehicle and the tractor wheel are guided by the operator walking in the vicinity ci the tractor. 'llhe t tractor may', however, be guided by any suitable means well known in the arts.

er further object of my invention is to provide a tractor wheel which is provided with operative means located within the tractor wheel for drawing the tractor wheel. Furthermore the' tractor wheel may be so made that an engine may be contained vwithin the tractor wheel and the partsmay also' be so constructed and arranged that a source oi high tension current and a gasolene tank may be also mounted and contained within the tractor wheel, forming thereby a complete rotor unit all within the compass of the tractor wheel.

The invention may be contained in many forms of constructions usable for diderent purposes, all of which come within the purview of my claims hereinafter appended. To show the practicability of my invention lf have selected one of such constructions as an example and shall describe it hereinafter. The construction selected is illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Figure l of the drawing illustrates a side view of the tractor and an agricultural implement such as a cultivator. Fig. 2 is a sectional View of the tractor and parts of the frame of the agricultural implement to which it is connected. Fig. 3 is an end view Specication of Letters Patent.

' tural implement may Patented July 2li, lili?.

serial No. 87,445.

of the clutch mechanism partly in section taken on the line 3-3 indicated in Fig. 4.

1g. 4 is a side view of the clutch operating mechanism. Fig. 5 is a side view of the clutch and the fly wheel of the engine. Fig. 6 is an end view of the Fly wheel shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a vertical axial section of the tractor and the mechanism contained therein.

1, Fig. l, is the tractor wheel, which may be removably connected to the frame 2. rlhe frame 2 may form a part of the agricultural implement or other vehicle to be operated by the tractor l, or the impieinent or vehicle may' be connected to the tractor, The frame 2 may be connected to handles il for the purpose oit gu rter and the implement. The tra or l may vided with, tractor bars may be c, and in marrer well wn in co1' v with tractor trame 2 agriculJ connected to suita tu pleinent such as the c ,vator 3 by estremi, the

of the bolt l". llso, i

be connected and braced by means of the ties 8.

The tractor wheel l is completely closed on one side. 'llt is made with a broad tread 6 and on the opposite side it is provided with a broad, inwardly extending liange 9. rl`he wheel is thus formed into a. large container in which may be located operative and controlling instruments for operating and controlling the movements of the wheel l. The inwardly extending flange 9 prevents the collection of dirt and moreover protects` the engine and the parts coimected to the tractor wheel l from the weather.

A cog wheel l0 is located within and secured to the tractor wheel. lit is provided with a huh ll which entends without the tractor wheel l and is journaled in bearing l2 formed in a pedestal 13, which is bolted to the frame 2. By this means the tracton wheel is pivotally supported and connected to the :trame 2 and may be disconnected trom the frame 2 by uniastening the bolts 14.-. A. frame i5 is secured by means of bolts 16 to the opposite side of the iframe 2. The frame l5 is rectangular in torni, the main portion of which is loca-ted within the tractor wheel l. lft is provided with a protruding portion 17 through which the bolts 16 pass to secure it to the trame 2.

It is also provided with a portion 18 which bridges the protruding portion 17 for supporting the engine 19. y

The engine 19 is preferably a two cylinder horizontal engine. It is provided with the carbureter 25 which'depends between the transverse portion 18 and the protruding portion 17 of the frame 15. The. engine is also provided with a muHier 26 which is connected with the exhaust pipe 27, which also depends from the engine and Vis'located below the frame 15. A Hy wheel 28 is connected to the shaft 29 of the engine. The Hy wheel 28 is provided .with vanes 30v which are located on the periphery of the Hy wheel to produce circulation of the air Within the tractor wheel l and in the vicinity l of the engine for the purpose of cooling the engine.y A gasolene tank 34 is supported on brackets 36 which are secured to the ends` of the engine 19. The gasolene tank is connected to the carbureter 25 by means of the pipe 37.

. The frame 15 is also provided with an upwardly extending portion 35. It is provided with the boss 39 which extends within the cog wheel 10. A bolt 33 having a washer 38 is provided for securing the cog wheel 10 and the portion 35 of the frame 15 to the supporting pedestal 13 which is connected to the frame 2.

The upwardly extending portion 35 is also provided with a boss 40 which has cut therein ratchet teeth 41. A clutch member 42 is provided with aw hub 43, which extends within the boss 40 and has a bearing therein. The hub 45 of the Hy wheel 28 extends with in the hub 43 of the clutch member 42. A spring 46 is located intermediate the Hy wheel 28 and the clutch member l42, and operates to force the clutch member 42 outward and away from the Hy wheel. A rotatable ratchet member 447 coacts with the ratchet 41 formed on the face or'end of the boss 40 and when turned operates to push the clutch member 42 inward toward the Hy wheel 28. The rim of the Hy Wheel 28 is provided with a rin 49 having a cone face 50 located on the inside of the ring 49 whileI the clutch member 42 is provided with a cone-shaped periphery 51 having secured thereto suitable clutch material such as leather 52 .which coacts with the cone clutch face 50 formed on the ring 49.A When the spring 46 is allowed to press the clutch member 42 outward upon being released by the wheel and consequently rotation of the tractor Wheel 1.

The upwardly extending portion 35 also forms a means of support for the battery box and the induction coil which is used for the purposes of engine ignition in the manner well known in the art'. v

The ratchet member 47 is provided with an arm 57. A spring 61,'is connected to the arm and to the frame 15 for pulling ,the arm 57 inone direction. A wire 58 is also connected to the arm 57 and passes through a tube 59. The wire 58 and the tube 59 extend through a pipe 62 which. determines the location and direction of movement of the wire. The pipe is secured to the frame 2 in any suitable way. The pipe is S-shape and extends into the tractor to behind theHy wheel. The wire 58 may .extend to the' handles 4. It is connected to a lever 60 which, when operated,l causes ,the arm 57 to be moved in a direction opposite to that which v functions, and such modifications may be used for many varied purposes and still con? tain the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

`1. In a tractor, the combination of a frame, an engine supported on the frame, a tractor Wheel pivotally connected.- to the frame surrounding the engine and having one side closed and the opposite side having an inwardly extending Hange-and means for connecting the tractor wheel to the engine.

2.. In a tractor, the combination of a tractor wheel having one side closed and the opposite side having an inwardly extending Hange, a frame extending within the tractor wheel, the tractor Wheel pivotally connected to the frame, gear wheels connected to the tractor wheel, an engine and a clutch for connecting the gear wheels to the engine.

3. In a tractl'or, the -combination of a tractor wheel having one side closed and the opposite side having an inwardly extending Hange, a frame extending within the Hange of the tractor wheel, a clutch member located within thepwheel for connecting the engine to the tractor wheel.

4. In a tractor, the combination of a frame, a tractor wheel forcontaining the frame and having one side closed and ythe..

opposite side having anfinwardly extending Hange, a clutch member having a bearing in the frame, cog wheels supported on the frame, one of the cog wheels connected to the tractor wheel, an engine and a coacting clutch member connected to the engine.

5. In -a tractor, the combination of a frame, an engine supported on the frame, a tractor Wheel pivotally connected to the frame and surrounding the engine, the

tractor wheel having inwardly extendingI members located at the sides thereof for pre- 10 venting dirt from accumulating within the, tractor Wheel, and means for connecting the tractor wheel to the engine.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to this specification.

WALTER CHARLES BAER. 

